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AUxiTIX DAILY STATESMAN THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1892.
FARM NOTES.
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KKVIL. IN t'OKN.
Avrii 'uUnral Editor of The Htutcsiriiiii :
Mr. E. Siteed iu his communication
in The Statksman of theOth iust.
on my method of destroying the wee
vil expresses apprehension of tliedan'
crir nf t rm rmed v. and would like to
know how it could he enforced with
safety. It appears lie fears an explos-
ion should a light he brought into a
bin that has a hottloof exposed bisul-
phuret of carbon deeply imbedded in
the corn. Much a danger does not ex-
ist. It is true the remedy is highly
volatile and inflammatory. The fol-
lowing experiment will verify my
statement and point out the compara-
tive safety of this method of destroy-
ing weevils: I'our about a half a
teaspoonful of the sulpuret of carbon
into a clean dry teacup make a little
warm to induce a high state of evapo-
ration and to make the test in a most
thorough manner ignite a match and
hold it about u foot above the cup
gradually bringing it down until you
raaoli the ignition point which will
bo about two and ii half incites from
it) lluid itself. The temperature ol
Urn eiin will varv at this point but at
"crib heat" it may not be more than
half an inch. When the burning
t.iiitcli is broiiL'ht to the liniition lino
11 verv ttiick vivid Hash will follow
Hut the part that Is consumed in this
explosion is the lluid in a state of con-
centrated evaporation. After the ex-
plosion of tltis vapor the residue of the
Hum (apparently noi uiiiiiiubiuhi;
slowlv burns away in a beautiful blue
llamc.
It is evident from this experiment
if the lluid was explosive like an ex
nlosivos it would leave no residue to
tut slowlv burned away.
The cause of this partial explosion
rositlts from a chemical decomposition
in the process of evaporation in
which a carbonic oxide and'sulphu
rated hvdroaen are set lire and prove
explosive by the conjoined action of
oxvL'en n tne air aim neai. n wie
same principle a certain equivalent of
t atmospheric air mixeu wun nyurogen
sras proves highly explosive when
broiii'ht in contact with lire. Take
Hie bisttlphuret of carbon and pour it
Into the hole of an ant's nest and
t Mich it off with a match tho contact
of the lluid with the water of the soil
will greatly augment its explosive
powers. The chemist will see what
fjlo tho hydrogen plays in this expe-
riment. Now in placing one or more quart
bottles of the bisulphurot of carbon in
a bin in tho manner suggested as the
a'jove experiment will show it is
simply impossible for any light of a
lunp'to reach tho line of ignition.
Treat the insecticide with a little ro-
mtuwl. iiM vim do enn nowder. d vna-
mite or a live electric wire and no
harm will occur.
i very recently look up my bottles
out of the crib and found them empty.
All tho fluid they contained as I had
anticipated had disappeared by
evaporation. 15ut with what final
effect on tho conr it is interesting to
study. It is evident that the vapor
being toxic and very soarohiug
proved to be an innn tdiute insecti-
cido and what adoriled a perpetual
protection of the corn after the lluid
had been exhausted was the sulphu-
rous penetration "it received and re-
tained (i. T. llA('iii:Niii:iii M. I).
Austin.
ki i.o rus on t in i.kan n.ovuH.
Axilmiltiirul Hill lor of tin.' Htiitusiniin.
I am sorry that you and the fanners
In your section are not acquainted
with Melilotus for if you were I think
you would like it. Some of our oldest
and best farmers say it is worth more
per acre than they can figure out. I
think your farmers must be mistaken
about 'what they call Melilotus it
must bo something elHO or they would
not understand how to cultivate it.
Ti e Melilutus that we have was
sent here from Chile about fifteen
years ago by a student who went
there and saw the clover and was so
well pleased with it that he sent
soma of the soed back to the old pro-
fessor for him to distribute if among
the boys to see how it would do here.
It should bo planted In February or
March Just as soon us the freezes are
over. I think the beat way is to plant
with oats. The oats protect it from
th a cold while it is small and it gets
large enough to stand the hot sun by
the time the oats are taken oil'. The
land should be prepared
iust as for oats. Wow
on top and run a light harrow over it.
Half a bushel per acre is required for
planting.
It should bo cut before blooming
and lie iu the sun half a day then
haul and put away. Some house it as
soon as it is cut but 1 think it ought
to cure some but not too long. If left
in the sun too long it will shed loaves.
Stock will not eat it until they are
educated to the taste of it especially
while it Is green. It U very easy to
get rid of and we don't mind it any
more than weed land we take In for
cultivation. Seed will stay on the
ground alt winter and come up in the
spring or rather seed itself. It comes
from the seed the lirst year and from
the root tho next. Land should be
seeded two years in succession and
then you will have a line crop every
year. A. H. Saxpkus.
Cedarville Ala.
This correspondent in a previous
letter spoke highly of the feeding
value of this clover and strongly urged
a trial of it in Texas. If any further
informat ion is wanted he will doubtless
supply it on proper application being
made. I will test it ami report results.
Editor.
hoi giixess.
By the term rouyhness the farmer
and stockman understands any bulky
food from fine hay to live oak brush.
Roughness of some kind is necessary
to the perfect ration of every auinial.
Concentrated foods are often un-
healthy and always unprofitable
without the admixture of a bulkydiet.
In this climate we are somewhat con-
fined in our selection of forage not
having found a way to produce timo-
thy or clover hay. ' 15ut we have good
substitutes in our bottom grass and
sorghum oil both of which cattle and
horses thrive well. The drouth of
last fall and consequent scarcity of
grass must have taught every cattle
man and farmer the wisdom of provid-
ing roughness for stock to carry them
through winter. Bottom grass may
not grow well on some soils but
sorghum will grow anywhere and
give a profitable crop where many
others would utterly fail. It is an ex-
haustive crop if allowed to mature
seed but for bay it should be
cut before reaching that stage.
It should be sown very thick broad
cast so as to secure a dense stand of
stalks if possible no thicker than
lead pencil. On such well cured hay
iiorsos will gain strength cows In
crease their flow of milk and even
hogs will fatten. The farmer can't
have too much of it and will find it
more rirofi table than o cent cotton.
I have long advocated the more e;c
tendotl use of corn fodder as one of th
best forms of roughness. As it is
raised without any labor or expense
beyond that involved in producm
the corn it costs only the labor of
saving it. It Is disgusting to see tho
waste of good fodder on some farms
when tiie poor cattle are allowed to
die of starvation. Some have excused
their wastefulness on the plea that
the removal of the leaves and tops has
the ellect ol curtailing the develop'
nientof theear. This has been proved
to be an unwarranted conclusion
in a bulletin iust issued by ourag
ricultural station wo are given the re
suit of an experiment with corn fod
der. It was found that the yield ol
corn on a plat whare tho tops were
cut on above the ear when they
began to harden was larger than
on three other plats. No.
li plat 'was left with all
its tops and leaves until thoroughly
ripe and dead. No. 'i had all the
leaves stripped from the entire stalk
leaving me bare staiK wun tne ear
No. 4 had the tops cut off above the
ear and tho lower loaves stripped oil'.
The topping of corn seems to iu-
croaso the yield possibly because the
flow ol sap goes to make grain when
It cannot go to make stalks and
leaves. The chemical analysis given
shows that leaf fodder is second only
to clover hay as a feed and that while
top fodder is of less value it is still
much better than the bulk of western
tame hay. A careful count of expen
ses has shown that a ton ol ton fodder
can be saved ami put in stack or barn
at a cost ot P2.;i. Tons and leaves
combined cost $2.25 and leaves only
$7.07 a ton. This calculation is based
on a man at 1.()0 a day for cutting
miming anu snocKing anil s.uu per
iav lor man and team while hauling.
Any one wishing further light on the
com lodder question should send for a
copy ol JJulletin l'J.
THE TKOTTEIt AND COACH Kit.
i.ast weeK 1 had something to say
about i'ercheron horses and their
value when 'coupled . with the small
common mares ol this country. But
they are not the only breed worth
cultivating: in fact there are cases
where they would be entirely out of
dace. '1 heir mission is heavy draft.
ami when applied to light carriage or
saddle work they are failures.
What class of horse should be raised
must lie determined by local condi-
tions and available markets If sad
dlers are in most demand aud at best
rices tho breeder having the right
class of mare will act wisely in rais-
ing riding horses. And so with the
trotter or the carriage horse. Of
course tho man who can engage iu
horse raising on a large scle can
please his own taste as he can find a
market for all he produces where the
demand for his class of stock exists
but the farmer or horseman of limited
means who cannot make up a car
load ot any special breed must study
the requirements of the local market
as upon it ho must rely for a pur-
chaser. And here is shown tho im-
portance of a good style of dam. The
small common mare when mated
with a pure bred draft horse will gen-
erally give a good product but her
offspring will be of little if any more
value than a mustang pony. But
where the dam has size bone and
form she may be crossed with
any breed to advantage and
the standard bred trotter tho
Kronen Coach or the Hackney are all
likely to produce the animal most in
demand in the city. In our local
market we have a good opening for
the family horse that is an animal of
style active gentle and of sufllciont
weight to pull unaided the family
carriage. The sooner farmers realizo
this and act on it the sooner will they
find profit in their business. We can
not hope to succeed in raising record
breakers on the trotting and running
track from the mixed blood now
found in lite country but we can
by a wise selection of sires produce
roadsters fast enough for the unprofes-
sional drivers that will fill a want
now supplied by other states. That
thin is beginning to he understood by
local horse-raisers may be inferred
from the fact that there are now in
the city of Austin live Standard bred
trotting horses to make the season
where only one could be found last
year. The demand must have caused
the supply and thoso wishing to raise
good roadsters have now a choice of
sires rarely found at such convenient
distance.
In Terry's stable corner Fifth and
Brazos streets will he found "Robert
Bonner dr." belonging to Win. i'uni-
phy of Taylor. Ho Is a beautiful
dark bay with black points. 1 le has
been trained and can cover ihe mile
in about 2:27.
Mr. Hank owns "Desha'' a hand-
some sorrel about 1G.2 hands. His
relatives on both sides are of the high-
est class both as producers and racers.
"Desha" has not been developed but
his make-up and breeding give assur-
ance of speed whenever put to tho
test.
Mr. T. A. Burdett. who is well
known as a good judge of
horses aud who owns some of
the best mares in the county
has just purchased from Mr. Yieser
late of Kentucky but now of Austin
two grand horses which cannot fail
to be of great benefit to those taking
avdantage of them. "Almont Wiles"
is a magnificent black 10.2 hands of
powerful build with great bone and
muscle. Ho traces back on both sides
through celebrated horses to Hamble-
tonian and his pedigree coupled with
great individual merit must give the
power to transmit similar qualities
when he is properly handled. "Hark"
is a beautiful chestnut whose ancest-
ors were all noted lor their "blue
blood" and many of his relatives are
now on the track and sires of great
performers. A few of bis colts can be
seen all bearing the imprint of the
siro. Space will not permit me to
more minutely describe these horses
at this time nor can I do them justice.
I hey can be seen at the stables and
when seen must be admired. Their
usefulness is not confined to speed
I hey are strong limbed and heavy
Doaieu weighing about 1ZU0 pounds
and if their colts should not prove
phenomenally fast thoy will be all
that is requisitefor the family horse or
roadster.
Mr. Giles still handles the fine.horse
he brought here last year and thinks
he is as good as the best. Such en-
terprise as these gentlemen have
shown deserves to be recognized and
rewarded with substantial patronage.
They are pioneers iu a line of business
that may some day gain for Austin
the name of the Lexington of Texas.
I'l.OW POINTS.
Experiment but do so carefully
and cautiously. Every department of
agriculture supplies a wide and fruit-
ful field and a rich harvest awaits
the efforts of the persevering student
of nature. During the past decade
we have seen surprising improvement
in the character ot many of our soil
products. A better knowledge of
chemistry aud the requirements of
plants has produced mammoth speci
mens which were considered impossi
hie a few years ago. and experiment
has developed new and improved va
rieties which have supplanted those
at one time considered perfect. So
much advance has been made in this
way that we are constantly anticipat
ing the introduction of something
new and we are seldom disappointed.
Every season the seedmeu's cata-
logues teem with gorgeous pictures
anu graphic descriptions ot some new
discovery but more frequently iu
veution- in the seed line. Sometimes
"they liil the bill" but generall v thev
are mondacious statements cunning-
ly designed to deceive the sanguine
and unsuspecting farmer. These re
flections were suggested by a desciip
tion of a new variety of corn called
the "Dr. Woodbull" given in one of
our seedman's catalogues. If it comes
near being what it is described
it must be the most valuable corn in
existence. We are told that It is "the
largest eared heaviest grained and
aud most productive corn yet intro-
duced. EarrlG to 18 inches in lenath.
each one containing IS rows of solid
grains which completely cover the
ends of the cob. Ripens medium
early and never fails to make a
heavy crop." Think of it a crop that
never fails. Try it if you will hut
'go slow."
A correspondent in the Home and
Farm declares that the Cunningham
Cotton harvester will prove a failure.
The price of the machine will place
it boyoud the means of the small
planter and the loss of weight in
curred by waiting for the cotton all
to open will be sufficient to pay for
hiring it picked by hand. I know
ty experience that cotton Jolt on the
stalk four weeks after it opens will
ose one-third of its weight the lint
losing more than the seed as it will
taKe 2iu pounds more to make a 500
pound bale than when picked as fast
as it opens. As cotton forms contin
ually irom May until frost I can't
see how it will be possible to make
the bolls all open at once. So the
harvester will do only where human
hands can't be hired to gather it.
It may surprise some people to learn
that the importation of cotton to the
nited States is steadily increasing.
In 18.S0 there was an importation of
3547 792 pounds and in 1890 it amount-
ed to 20008847 pounds. With our
own staple at such a low and unprofit-
able price it would look as if we could
at least supply our own market. But
the importations aie confined to
grades not raisod iu this country and
which could not be raised profitably.
The importations come from Brazil
eru and Egypt. The 1'eruvian cot
ton is a coarse curly sort of lint from
which our highly protected manufac
turers make woolen goods. It grows
n tree form and where frosts are not
severe it is said to be a perennial.
t he Egyptian is a long staple ot a
beautiful creamy color used exten
sively for fine cotton fabrics and hos-
ery.
Dr. llagland in Texas Farm and
Janch saysT the most thriftless will
have a row of potatoes and snap beans
I nothing else. Everyone desires to
have an easy method but some in
genious farmer or gardener has de
vised what is called the "lazy bed"
plan of growing potatoes. The
dan is especially adapted for the
farmer's garden because he is most
kely to have the material needed to
make it. The lazy bed up to the time
f planting is prepared as if the pota
toes were to be planted without a
covering of straw. The soil should be
pulverized thoroughly by plowing and
harrowing. The seed Is cut with two
eyes to each piece. The drills for the
seed are opened about 13 or 18 inches
apart about twice as close as we plant
lor open culture the covering ot
earth on the seed should not be so
deep as when cultivated. When the
planting is done early the covering ot
straw should not be put on at once ns
the genial heat of the sun is needed to
start the growth of the tubers. When
the plants begin to push through the
soil an application of old straw about
2 or 15 inches deep should bo put on.
This protects against frost and cold
and keeps down weeds leaving noth-
ng lurther to be douo until time to
'grubble for the 'taters" which come
out of the straw nice and clean. Once
planted the lazy bed will last for
years only requiring a coat of straw
each spring or fall.
Prevention is Better
Than cure and those who are subject
torheumatism can prevent attacks bv
keeping the blood pure and free from
the acid which causes the disease.
For this purpose Hood's Sarsaparilla
is used by thousands with great suc-
cess. It is the best bloofl purifier.
Constipation is caused by loss of the
peristolic action of the bowels. Hood's
puis restore this action an invigorate
the liver.
WHAT TfeXAS WANTS.
VELASC0 TEXAS DEEP WATER F02T
SOLVES THE QUESTION.
An Interesting Letter oa Cattle Shipping
and Packeriei in Texas Facts that Can
Not be Disputed and Should le Care-
fully Bead by Cowmen.
To the Editor of The Statesman:
Notwithstanding Texas leads all
the other states in the union in the
number of her cattle she suffers the
most in the matter of prices. The
greatest cause of this is the distance
from her ranges and feeding pens to
the markets. This lias always been
the case and so long a cattle are
marketed at the present places it will
continue. Texas fat beeves in Kansas
City stock yards suffer by comparison
with Kansas and Missouri beeves.
Ours have traveled tedious flesh-
wearing journeys of four to six hun-
dred.miles consuming days. Theirs
are fresh from the fields and corn bins.
At Chicago the difference is more to
our advantage. This is true of cattle
intended for use in either of these
places: but more particularly is it true
of cattle which buyers want to ship
further East lor our beeves present an
uninviting prospect lor that use
This evil can be remedied effectual
ly and forever by slaughtering at
home. True many experiments in
this business have been failures but
failures are the stepping-stones to
success. Already we have one suc-
cessful packery of admirable capacity
at Fort Worth snowing large pronts.
The cattle ol Texas numbering
7876271 head and valued at ?74"00-
000 show an industry ot such dimen-
sions as calls for the most careful con-
sideration of every economic question
relating to it. Last year there were
shipped out of this state (iOO.OOO head
of cattle. It is fair to presume that
this great army of beeves which
would have covered whole counties iu
its march north would have brought
to the producer lully S3 1-3 per cent
more money had they been sold to a
Rig Four composed of Texas cow men
capitalists and business men. Everv
disadvantage which you labor
under in business reduces your
column of profits. The man who
hauls his wheat to market forty
miles cannot make as much as
the man who hauls it twenty miles.
The stock raiser who transports beef
six hundred miles to market cannot
possibly get as much for his product
as the man who sends it only two
hundred miles.
It is well known that iu slaughter
ing cattle every particle of the beef
must be used from the tip of horn to
the end of the longest hair in its tail.
and if for any reason any part of it
cannot be used the profits arc cut
dowu.
The cheaper the transportation
from the producer or factory to tho
market or consumer the greater the
price the producer or factory will get
for the product. From and to seaport
points are the cheapest transportation
rates. It is possible to ship with
profit articles from gulf water points
to JNew lork whose whole mar-
ketable price would not pay the
transportation from Fort Worth or
Dallas to said gulf points. But gulf
or any other sea ports are useless as
locations for packeries unless the
water is deep enough to permit ocean
transportation without lightering.
Refrigerated meat cannot be lightered.
It is absolutely impossible to take
meat in lighter boats out to sea live
or ten miles to a ship aud preserve
the proper temperature until it is
loaded. Refrigerators must be lo
cated at deep water where the ship
while loading is rubbing the paint oil
of the side of the packery.
Two years ago a committee of cow
men visited the mouth of the Brazos
aud said to the syndicate of men w ho
were trying to get deep water "II
you will guarantee us deep water we
will recommend that the packery lo
cation for which we are searching
shall be here." These gentlemen were
Charles Goodnight Oen. II. B. Stod-
dard Ike Pryor R. E. Maddox and
II. M. Ehreuworth. What they
wanted guaranteed at other points is
yet an uncertainty. Now it is a fact
at Jirazos' mouth.
A city is rising around the oulv
leep water port on 1800 miles of (lulf
coast Irom New Orleans to Tampico.
V essels in Velasco harbor can load
to the gunwales with Texas beef and
every product of a beef and steam in
ten minutes from the packery eaves
out into blue water without hiuder-
ance from any natural or uunatural
cause be it bar sand wave or wharf
octopus.
Steamship transportation of freights
Is twice as fast and live times as cheap
as by railroad. The experience of busi-
ness people at this place is that
freight by water from New York is
more rapid than express by land and
that by water freights can be landed
here from Liverpool in shorter
time than from New York by rail
uresseii oeei irom eiasco can
be lanaed at Norfolk and Baltimore n
live and one-half days and in New
York in seven days. It can be placed
in liiverpool in the same time it can
be from Kansas City by railroad and
water without rehaudling. Horn
fertilizers and canned goods can be
freighted to Liverpool cheaper than
from Fort Worth to Kansas City.
(iovernor Hogg in hlg speech to the
stockraisers convention said: "You
can now ship your cattle at reasonable
rates and with a decrease per mile as
you near the coast." One could go ou
piling up ad vantages for the location
of packeries at Velasco. but they are
patent to any one. With a few words
about the immensity of the business
I will close.
Last year Kansas City sent out 115-
000 loaded cars; cattle 28804 meat 12-
051 and dressed beef 10475; hogs and
sheep 485.3 cars. More than 50 per
cent of all the loaded cars sent east
out of the city carried livestock and
meats.
: An actual census shows that 305000
of the people of the city of Chicago de-
rive their living and profits from the
livestock business. The urban won-
der of the Nineteenth century has
long since been fully indemnified by
fh cow fumilv for all the damage
iirno her hv Mrs. O'Learv's cow. One
third nf her boasted million have
lived and do live if not by certainly
fmm nipjit alone
With the above transportation facts
before him and with packeries at deep
water who can say that the cow pus-ine.i-s
is nat preparing to llower and
that the fruit will not be a harvest of
r.rorita. Stick to cows; they will
bring you out with the help of deep
water.
Flavor of Bread.
There is no baking powder which
nroduees such sweet and tasteful food
hh the Itoval Baking Powder. One of
the greatest of the claim of the man-
ufacturers of this powder is that it
leavens without fermentation or de-
composition and that theexact equiv-
alents of its constituents are used
whereby a perfectly neutral result is
obtained which invariably guaran-
tees that particular and peculiar fla-
vor iu bread so much desired and ap-
preciated by all. In fact the oldest
patrons of this powder declare that
they get not only a superlative light-
ness of the bread but that the biscuit
cakes muffins etc. never taste quite
so aweet or so good as when they
are raised by the Royal Baking
Powder This comes from its
perfectly uniform combination of
tholjestaud purest materials as has
been shown to be true by the recent
examinations made by both the
United Stales and Canada govern
ments which reveal the fact beyond
a question that the Royal Raking
Powder is the most scientifically com-
pounded of any in the market. The
Royal gives a delicious flavor to the
bread.
The San Francisco Board of Health
gives valuable advice as to the most
wholesome baking powder. The fol-
lowing report is published over the
signatures ot all the physicians ol the
Board.
"We the members of the Board of
Health of the city and county of San
Francisco cordially approve and rec-
ommend the Royal Raking Powder.
It is absolutely pure and healthful
composed of the best ingredients of
the highest strength and character.
"In our judgment it is impossible
to make a purer or stronger bak ing
powder than the Royal."
STATE DEPARTMENTS.
What Was Done at the Big Granite Capi
tol Tesierday.
EXECUTIVE OFI'ICK.
Governor Hogg yesterday morning
held a prolonged conlerence with the
heads of departments. It was a star
chamber session and after its adjourn-
ment nothing could be ascertained
from those present as to what was
said or done or as to the reason for
holding it. It is presumed however
that it was for the purpose of consid-
ering the advisability of calling an
extra session and it is more than
probable that something will be heard
to fall iu the near future.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The charters of the following com-
panies were filed in this oflice yester-
day: The La Belle Mining company with
headquarters at Dallas. The "direct-
ors are W. Dennis Jas. M. Steele and
J. D. Kerby ol Dallas and L. O. Rob-
ertson H. J. Brenuan Sam Zucker-
man Chas. Durie A. II. Law and
Chas. M. Campbell of Ardmore. The
capital stock is 8200000.
l he oat veston trust comnau v. The
directors are A. K. Cole S. M. Hough-
ton and F. R. Chase of Minneapolis.
'Ihe capital stock is $100000.
1 he following companies were also
granted permission to do business in
lexas:
The Gormully aud Jefferson Manu
facturing company of Dallas; capita!
ctock 200000.
'1 he Barlow Corn Planter comnanv
of Dallas; capital stock $100000.
ine neywooa uoot and Shoe com-
pany of Massachusetts; capital stock
$100000.
TIIE COM 11 ROLLER.
Mr. W. H. Graham tax collector of
DeWitt county has sent in the lina)
settlement of his accounts for the year
ending May 1 1802 two and one-half
months ahead of time. He has been
tho first man to settle for the last ten
years having settled last year ou
Feb. 15. His total state collections for
the year amounted to $28808.01 in-
cluding $8750.20 collected from occu-
pations. The revenue deposits for the day
amounted to $20000.
Armstrong county yesterday re-
deemed $500 of her court house bonds.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The railroad commision yesterday
iooucu mo lujiuwm circular:
and effective November 10th 1801 be
amended by adding thereto fifteenth
exception which shall become effec-
tive and in force on and after Febru-
ary 2'id 1992 as follows:
Fifteenth Exception The rates on
stone car-loads to be used only in
construction of jetties at Galveston
from quarries situated on the Han An-
tonio and Aransas Pass railway be
tween West Point aud Wallis shall
bo as follows:
To Wallis 70 cents per ton of 000
pounds. '
To Houston 75 cents per ton of 2 ooo
pounds.
Minimum loud 20 tons.
They fl!v:i.u.U'd authority to the
Interut'.ioiial and Great Northern
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and
the Fast Line and Red Kiverrailwavs
to adopt Western Classification Com-
mittee's rulings dated Feb. 8 to he
effective Feb. 23. '
Public Sale of Fine Stalli.ns.
On Saturday Feb. 27 at 1 o'clock I
will offer for sale at Brenham Tex
seven young stallions ranging from 3
years old to 7 and must be sold. Thtv
are extra line breed. Eomember the
vie. ..1 mo saie. CHAS. JN 1 ALSOX.
Seed Oate.
To arrive in a day or two another
j" i-AUH seiecieu reel rust nroof
Texas Seed Oats raised in Ch
it is nereby ordered that commodity
Jso. 10 adopted by the railroad com-
mission of Texas October 2f!lh ini
iieo itum jonnson grass.
Arthur J. Mays.
llilljl
y' .
Wtes ittie A. Cobb
of Providence; It. I.
Undoubtedly many diseases may be
prevented if the blood is kept pure and
the general health-tone sustained by
the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla. When
this is done the germs of
La Crippo Diphtheria
Pneumonia .Scarlet and Typhoid Fevers
Malaria etc. cannot lodge iu the system.
After all such prostrating diseases Hood's
Sarsuparilla lias been found of inestimable
value in restoring ibsired health and vigor
and purifying tho tainted Mood.
For example read the following from Miss
Mattie A. Cobb of Providence K. I. and her
mother. Miss Cobb is a young lady of 18 a
Picture of Health
and is in the front rank iu tier studies iu the
High School. Her father is a well-knowD
police ofllcer:
"Messrs. C. I. Hood & Co.:
" I write to tell how much good flood's Sar-
saparilla has done for me. Sometime ago I
had diphtheria and was sick for a year after-
ward being
Weak Blind and Helpless
I used one bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and
it made me real strong." Mattie A. Copn.
South Chester Avenue Providence It. I.
"As my daughter wanted to write how well
she liked Hood's Sarsaparilla' I thought 1
would say a few words. I think it is the
Createst Blood Purifier
ever brought before the people. Some of my
friends say ' go away with your medicine.' I
said the same once but since my daughter
lias taken
Hood's Sarsaparilla
My opinion has changed considerably." Mrs.
Geo. N. Conn Providence K. I.
HOOD'S PILLS il nt weaken the system'
lil:e other cathartic but actually tone up and
give strength to the iiatiunt.
4wsis4 rimera raim esm
LOVELY WEEPING PALM.
This Klntf of Ornnmt'ntiil Plnnt. the Weopinir or
Fllifora 1'iilin is srnK'ly ami tti'iiutiful bi'yond ik'Si'rlp-
tlon. It can lc grown in nny window ah euKily hh it
Oernnium ami tH a superb audition to anv collection
of plnnN. It in of a compact Ki'owth w'ltu elepaut
laive fan-shaped leaves Irom which hanj? long
thread-like Hlaments giving the plant n most odd and
beautiful npoearnnce. In fact there is nothing like it
in cultivation and good specimens sell for enormous
prices. Plants are easily raised ns the seeds are la rice
germinate quickly ami grow rapidly. It is a plant
whoso grandeur and beauty will surprise you. For
ONI.V 30c. WK WI1.1 MKM 11V MAIL 18T-
l'AI!. AM. OK TIIE FOLLOWING
6 Seeds of this lovely WEEPING FILIFERA PALM.
6 Seeds of the WONDROUS WEATHER PLANT.
1 pkt. JAPAN NEST EGG GOURD. t'urlou.atiillnble.
1 pkt. MAGNIFICENT GIANT SPIDER FLOWER.
1 pkt. SNOW QUEEN PANSY pure satinv white.
1 bulb NEW VARIEGATED TUBEROSE. Very rare.
1 bulb GLADIOLUS LOVELY WHITE VARIETY.
1 bulb OLADIOLUS LOVELY PINK VARIETY.
1 bulb GLADIOLUS LOVELY YELLOW VARIETY.
2 bulb OXALIS white and pink. Nlen.lll frr lilornnen.
1 bulb CHARMING FAIRY LILY and our Superb
Bronze Blue Catalogue of 153 pages and 7 magnifl-
cent larjre colored plates and sample copy of the
MAYFLOWER with grand oolored plate. k
Ifyou already have our Culnlncue for 18ny
So niid we will send omethlnic else limteiul. These
rare bulbs and seeds (worth ll.!5 will all llower this
season and we send them for 30c. only to introduce
our superior stock. Oct your-neighbors to send with
you and we will send four of these collections forl.
Order nt once an this offer may not appear again
Our Bronze-Blue Catalogue for 1892
L?T?:.ANI "f8"!'' t thennes'tVv?;
?r.d Srfim.tlintHii'8t "A"01"''" in flowers Vegetables'
and fruits notably: Our irrcnt nnn..u Wi. !.... .
nutterllv
Hv ..l.i.i at ..... ---.'---.-"w ...vuv . . .
fnii . V'i iif mx':' water Plants New
iwT.cn. Imums. iTiauioiua Chrrsantbenininq pte
Also the greatest eollectinn'nf ;"V.' .. ."'."fl- "i:-
Ing shrubs. This elegant Catalogue will hi
SO eenls. or if youordertho articles hero offered it.
wiil be sent t
take subscribers for cur beautiful Monthly Horticnl-
we want agents in every town to
1 Monthly Horticnl-
. K"l sllc' P6r year
...i.i-iui premiums. Hample copy free.
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS Floral Park N.Y.
iff! JTCniNf PILES known by molstnrs
f ( U im " f 3 D'lvapiration cause intense itehiaK
you
lli.Ei!i)Ii!Jli or PHOTKUDING p'lT.Ri
YiKLn at oxen to
r:S. BO-SAM-KO'S PILE REMEDY
v.: 11 a;t3 directly on parts eitectcd
ao;oi'bs tumors allays itehinr;ertectli'B
npir-nanontcuro. Price 50o. Druggists
or mail. D; Ijosan!-.o Philadelphia Pa.
Wiil'lll. TlliS form nnii TIT TVT-
TtTim Eri-J11 nnnif-s or.ersons ttonblcd s
. v 1 r nny coiiBh. Sample
n took will hi- mnll..l'fro.-. F. GoEm x
Hotimi. !... or Ormvell & ( h ills. AusthJ t
ynn SAI.K-n.iy sln'liou r. limi.l7TTqh. stock
PtHMtfanV. t.S. suimders Fiskvillo
Counterfeiters Arrested
(ii'THKiE O. T. Feb. 15.-When
tne !ie raided half dozen farm
nouses Saturday and found nearly a
carload af stolen goods they knew
they had unearthed the gano- 0f
w i'TV1' had bee" "Peratin "iuthe
whole territory but did not know un-
til today that they had raided the
niivir Kot be we(it- t-'harlesand
and M w wereariested last night.
i:t ri. ctw.
'K. .
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